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What is the most constructive way to give feedback? You praise, you criticise or you do both? Some say that the Americans prefer the feedback ‘sandwich’. It means 3-step feedback. You start with...
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The demise of annual performance reviews is a hot topic today—thankfully so. There is a groundswell throughout the HR community and ongoing discussion, even in the mainstream media, about companies...
View ArticleThis is How Google Redefines Performance Management
When it comes to unprecedented scale of success and growth, one company reigns supreme: Google. Started as a research project in 1996 by then PhD students Larry Page and Sergey Brin at Stanford...
View ArticlePerformance Reviews are Dead: Use Technology to Develop Employees
If the thought of performance reviews makes you cringe, you aren’t alone. Research supports the fact that performance reviews are pretty much universally viewed as ineffective. So it generated a lot of...
View Article6 Reasons Why Your Company Needs Real-Time Feedback
In the news today we’re constantly seeing major companies announce they’re dumping their old performance management systems for more agile solutions. Accenture, Adobe, Deloitte, Gap and Microsoft are...
View ArticleOvercoming the Fear of Feedback
Mary considers herself to be a good manager. Whenever one of her employee’s is struggling with an assignment she swoops in to help them put things into order and give pointers. Her company is now...
View Article7 Ways Managers Can Build Trust in the Workplace
How many people trust their managers? A recent study by Edelman found that one in three employees don’t trust their employer. Another study by EY found that number to be even lower, with only 46%...
View ArticleSustaining Us: How Organizations Are Evolving to Meet the Future Of Work
Recently, GE explained how it will deeply revise performance reviews — an often untenable practice which has plagued organizations, both large and small for decades. Heavy with the burden of process...
View ArticleThe A to Z of Feedback
It’s no secret that feedback is a hugely important in the workplace. Giving and receiving useful feedback is a key part of both personal and organizational development. It impacts individual growth and...
View ArticleWhat Will Millennial Managers Expect from HR?
The challenges of recruiting and retaining Millennials have been well-documented. They’re demanding. If they don’t find meaning in their work, they’ll go someplace else. They expect flexibility in how...
View ArticleDon’t Let Bias Affect Assessment Of Employee Performance
Leaders are always influenced by their personal preferences, biases that are a product of an individual’s personality, work style, and work history. A manager who spent 20 years working in startup...
View ArticleHow To Give Constructive Feedback Your People Want To Hear
What is the most constructive way to give feedback? You praise, you criticise or you do both? Some say that the Americans prefer the feedback ‘sandwich’. It means 3-step feedback. You start with...
View ArticlePerformance Reviews – Don’t Throw Out the Baby with the Bathwater
The demise of annual performance reviews is a hot topic today—thankfully so. There is a groundswell throughout the HR community and ongoing discussion, even in the mainstream media, about companies...
View ArticleThis is How Google Redefines Performance Management
When it comes to unprecedented scale of success and growth, one company reigns supreme: Google. Started as a research project in 1996 by then PhD students Larry Page and Sergey Brin at Stanford...
View ArticlePerformance Reviews are Dead: Use Technology to Develop Employees
If the thought of performance reviews makes you cringe, you aren’t alone. Research supports the fact that performance reviews are pretty much universally viewed as ineffective. So it generated a lot of...
View ArticleOvercoming the Fear of Feedback
Mary considers herself to be a good manager. Whenever one of her employee’s is struggling with an assignment she swoops in to help them put things into order and give pointers. Her company is now...
View Article7 Ways Managers Can Build Trust in the Workplace
How many people trust their managers? A recent study by Edelman found that one in three employees don’t trust their employer. Another study by EY found that number to be even lower, with only 46%...
View ArticleSustaining Us: How Organizations Are Evolving to Meet the Future Of Work
Recently, GE explained how it will deeply revise performance reviews — an often untenable practice which has plagued organizations, both large and small for decades. Heavy with the burden of process...
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